New products breathe life into a product portfolio. “New” is one of the most powerful words in the marketing vocabulary and every company needs to see a significant proportion of its product lineup graced with this adjective. This is something we ...
In life, strengths can also be weaknesses. This is certainly the case in business-to-business companies where there is often tension between the sales and marketing teams. In b2b companies, the sales teams are usually top dogs. Business-to-business c ...
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We talk a lot about the search for new products and how important it is to have new products within a product portfolio. It is a fundamental determinant of a new product’s success to conduct pricing research and to formulate the right pricing strat ...
Introduction Understanding your stakeholders is vital in modern-day business. This includes listening to the views and beliefs of stakeholders as well as seeking their feedback. After all, these are the people who will shape and influence future succ ...
The ultimate proof of a successful marketing strategy is a high market share: the higher, the better. This should not be at the expense of profits; any fool can give their products away—but more on this later. Once attained, market dominance brings ...
It is not unusual nowadays to design a market research campaign covering many countries. This isn’t unreasonable as most corporates service global markets and must understand their different needs. However, international studies bring with them a n ...
Using market intelligence Information is everywhere. A quick internet search can uncover a whole array of information on any number of topics, with information on customers, suppliers, competitors, distributors and the latest market trends all waitin ...
What is this word “gamification”? It wasn’t in dictionaries ten years ago, so is it just another marketing fad? Gamification may be new but games are not. We have been programmed to play and enjoy games since we were children. A game is a form ...